Books Blog : outdoorshttp://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/tags/outdoors/default.aspxTags: outdoorsenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)Go Outside!http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2010/03/20/go-outside.aspxSat, 20 Mar 2010 17:23:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:2133Shh_ImReading@evpl1http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=2133http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2010/03/20/go-outside.aspx#comments<p>It&#39;s springtime! Time to leave the house and enjoy the outdoors! Two recent books you should know about if you&#39;re planning on going further than the park down the street are <em><a target="_blank" href="http://evans.evpl.org/search/t?SEARCH=botanic%20gems%20indiana%20public%20gardens">Botanic Gems: Indiana Public Gardens, Including Greater Chicago, Dayton, Cincinnati &amp; Louisville</a></em> by Alan McPherson and <em>The Complete Guide to Kentucky State Parks</em> by Susan Reigler.</p>
<p><em>Botanic Gems</em> includes more than 40 gardens in or near Indiana. Before this book, I had no idea that&nbsp;there are so many public gardens in Indiana!&nbsp;There are color photographs and maps for each location. The book includes Evansville&#39;s own Mesker Park Zoo &amp; Botanic Garden. </p>
<p><em><a target="_blank" href="http://evans.evpl.org/search/t?SEARCH=the%20complete%20guide%20to%20kentucky%20state%20parks">The Complete Guide to Kentucky State Parks</a></em> is truly complete. The parks are covered in regional sections: north central, south central, eastern and western. The parks closest to the Evansville area are in the western section, which includes Henderson&#39;s John James Audubon State Park, a favorite of my family. Kentucky State Parks fall into three categories: resort, recreation &amp; historic sites. Each regional section in the book begins with a great chart that breaks down the parks vertically by those three categories, and the going across, by features like park acres, lake acres, lodge &amp; dining room, cottages, campgrounds, golf, marina, swimming, trails, tennis courts, museums, etc. Following the chart, each park in the section&nbsp;gets its own write-up with photographs. </p>
<p>These books are great resources if you&#39;re looking for some outdoor fun!</p>
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